36 certified · Median $107,560 a year · Newport News, VA
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
17
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
19
1
1
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$102,710
Median
$107,560
75th percentile
$123,569
A year, from 28 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff Scientist IPhysicists · median $106,6416
Staff Scientist IIPhysicists · median $123,0965
Computer Scientist IComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $100,0002
Data Scientist IData Scientists · median $100,0002
Mechanical Engineer IMechanical Engineers · median $94,7132
Senior Staff Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $180,1872
Staff Engineer IElectrical Engineers · median $103,0612
Aerospace Engineer (Process Equipment)Aerospace Engineers · median $92,1151
Civil EngineerCivil Engineers · median $103,5001
Civil Engineer ICivil Engineers · median $100,3401
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.